Student Engagement Worker (Teaching Assistant)

The Portsmouth Academy is seeking to appoint a Student Engagement Worker (Teaching Assistant) to join our supportive and dynamic staff team. The successful candidate will promote the development of the physical and mental well-being of pupils as directed by the Teacher.

The principal responsibilities of this post are to enable students to access learning by supervising and assisting them (one to one and in small groups) across a wide range of activities and supported learning. You will also be required to support student interventions across the school such as Breakfast Club, Homework Club and Reading Intervention.
Working hours: 8am to 3.30pm or 8.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday

• Previous experience of working with young people to support their physical and mental wellbeing


• Excellent written and communication skills


• Educated to a minimum requirement of Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics


• You will have high levels of motivation, energy and commitment with a reflective approach to the role and the ability to work to build positive relationships with students and their parents/carers
  
  The Portsmouth Academy is focused on providing an inclusive education for all children and ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities. The Portsmouth Academy's vision and ethos is rooted in developing aspirational and self-reflective learners who are able to think for themselves and be valuable members of their community. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum in both KS3 and 4, placing significant importance on cultural capital alongside academic achievement.

'Pupils are happy at school and proud to be members of its community' - Ofsted, 2022

We are a "Microsoft Showcase School" due to our approach to digital learning. The academy has launched a one:one device policy, so every child in Year 7 and Year 8 has their own laptop, and we are particular interested in finding teachers who have experience of, or would like to develop experience of, teaching with technology.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South East, South and South West.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

• Think about their Thinking


• Be their Best self


• Shape their Success
  
  We place a strong emphasis on "Wellbeing for Staff" here at The Portsmouth Academy and were proud to previously receive the Wellbeing award at the Teach Portsmouth Awards.


• A state of the art building with fantastic facilities to house, art, music drama and humanities.


• Benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogy approach to thinking and learning, which has been proven to enhance classroom practice.


• An excellent Local Government pension scheme


• As a Trust we aim to foster a culture of appreciation with our fantastic Colleague recognition scheme


• Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to Thinking You - A 24/7 employee assistance programme for legal, financial, emergency health or lifestyle support


• Support staff have access to 'Discount for Teachers' with a huge range of money saving deals and vouchers


• A 'Refer a Friend' incentive scheme


• Free parking in our staff car park